Hart Cottage

Located on the Huntersville Campus, Hart Cottage is a three (3) bed home designed to meet the needs of adults with brain injuries who are independent with all activities of daily living (ADLs), yet need mild to moderate assistance and supervision to accomplish tasks and remain safe.

Funding Options

Funding options currently accepted for Hart Cottage include private pay, workers’ compensation, auto insurance, liability insurances, Medicaid innovations waiver, and state funds. Costs for prescription and over-the-counter medications, medical supplies and equipment, doctor and therapy visits, and any other additional costs related to medical care are not included in each resident’s daily rate.

Staffing

Hart Cottage provides residents with 24-hour, 7-days per week supervision and identified supports around personal care (grooming, housekeeping, meal planning and preparation, etc.). The house is staffed based on 12 hour awake staff shifts. The day shift occurring between 6am-7pm, and the night shift occurring between 6pm-7am. We maintain a minimum of 3:1 resident to staff ratio.

Our friendly staff is also dedicated to helping residents maximize their potential and quality of life by providing opportunities for residents to improve their social, functional, and communication skills.  Our residents in collaboration with our staff will plan social and recreational activities in-house and in the community.  Our staff will also facilitate management of resident’s schedules, appointments, and medication administration.

Accommodations

Each resident will have a private room. Every room is designed to have at least two large windows with a grand peaceful view of our 36-acre farm. Residents will share a bathroom with a maximum of one other resident and be given space for storage of their personal toiletries. Nutritious meal options are purposely crafted to meet the specific dietary and health needs of each resident.  In addition, each resident’s room and board will include utilities, housekeeping services, limited transportation, and access to our Day Program.

Features and Amenities

Hart Cottage seeks to provide our residents with a holistic environment that is structured to meet all of their physical, safety, intellectual, cognitive, and social needs.  Some of our unique features and amenities include:

  • Hart Cottage is entirely handicap accessible
  • Cable and wireless internet access throughout the house
  • On-campus recreation building with billiards, air hockey, wii game system and ½ court indoor gym
  • Participation in our on-site Day Program and Therapeutic Horseback Riding Program
  • Accessibility to our trained staff of certified brain injury specialists

Visiting

Family members are welcome at all times! Hart Cottage does not have restricted visiting hours and was designed with our families in mind.  Our activity building and outdoor patio is available for private family events and gatherings based on availability and when our Day Program is not in session. There is also a wide variety of hotels located nearby for guests visiting from out of town.